Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid Al-Zirjawi (; born 21 December 1975) is an Iraqi professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Iraq women's national football team.
Club career Abu Al-Hail started his career by playing for Al-Talaba in Iraq. He has also played for Al-Shaab of the UAE. In 2003, he moved to the Iranian Pro League club Esteghlal Ahvaz. After three seasons he joined the Esfahani club Sepahan. And stayed there for another 3 season where he won the Hazfi Cup once during his time and played many matches in AFC Champions League and 2007 FIFA Club World Cup. He moved to Foolad for 2009–10 season but he was rejected by the new coach Majid Jalali.
Abu Al-Hail started his career with Al Talaba in 1992. He left the club in 1999, moving to Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli of Lebanon, and then to Al-Shaab of the United Arab Emirates. In 2003, he moved to Iran, playing for Esteghlal Ahvaz, Sepahan and Foolad. While at Esteghlal, Abu Al-Hail was given the captain's armband: it was the first time in the history of the Iranian league that a foreign player had become captain.
International career Abdul-Wahab Abou Al-Hail was a key member of the Iraqi national team and one of the most coveted in Iraqi football. A jewel in the midfield, equipped with remarkable ball control, accurate passing, shooting and is particularly threatening at free-kicks. His coach Milan Zivadinovic once described him as 'Our Ronaldo', due to his importance to the side and his short 'Ronaldoesque' hair cut. He came onto the international scene during the Nehru Cup in 1997, missing a penalty in the shoot-out win over India.
At international level, Abu Al-Hail featured prominently in Iraq's qualifying campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup under then coach Rudolf Belin. Olympic manager Adnan Hamad called the midfielder into his squad for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Abu Al-Hail was a member of the Iraq national football team. and was part of Iraq Olympic team in the 2004 Olympic Games, reached the 4th place. Abu Al-Hail was not selected in Iraq's title-winning 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad as the national authorities stayed faithful to players from the former youth team that had won the AFC Youth Championship 2000.
Managerial career Abu Al-Hail started his managerial career at Al-Talaba in 2013, remaining in charge until 2015. In December 2016, Abu Al-Hail became the head coach of his former club Akhaa Ahli Aley, in the Lebanese Premier League, for the 2016–17 season. In his second season as head coach, he finished fourth in the league. On 21 January 2020, he was appointed head coach of Ansar. He resigned on 20 March 2020, following Ansar's 2–2 draw to Safa.
On 21 April 2021, Abu Al-Hail was appointed head coach of Zakho in Iraq.
In May 2025, Abu Al-Hail was appointed as the head coach of the Iraqi women's national team
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEsteghlal Ahvaz2003–04Persian Gulf Cup242——2004–05Persian Gulf Cup230——2005–06Persian Gulf Cup251——Total72300Sepahan2006–07Persian Gulf Cup2941212007–08Persian Gulf Cup31505052008–09Persian Gulf Cup2800500TotalFoolad2009–10Persian Gulf Cup7000——70Career total16712221
International Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first. +List of international goals scored by Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 27 August 1999 Al Hassan Stadium, Amman, Jordan 4–0 4–0 1999 Pan Arab Games 2 14 April 2001 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq 1–0 9–1 2002 World Cup qualification 3 3–0 4 16 April 2001 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq 1–1 1–1 2002 World Cup qualification 5 21 April 2001 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan 1–0 5–0 2002 World Cup qualification 6 2–0 7 23 April 2001 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan 2–0 4–2 2002 World Cup qualification 8 5 October 2001 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 1–1 2–1 2002 World Cup qualification
Managerial
TeamNatFromToRecordGWDLWin %Al-Talaba12 September 20131 March 2015Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli20 December 201620 January 2020Al Ansar FC20 January 202020 March 2021Zakho FC21 April 202122 April 2022Naft Al-Basra SC10 July 2022""Present""Total
Honours Player Sepahan Iranian Hazfi Cup: 2005–06
Iraq WAFF Championship: 2002
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External links
Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail at iraqsport.com